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Riverside Valley Park Cycleway – Exeter Ship Canal shared path loop from Sidmouth

Riverside Valley Park Cycleway – Exeter Ship Canal shared path loop from Sidmouth

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Riverside Valley Park Cycleway – Exeter Ship Canal shared path loop from Sidmouth

02:52

57.4km

680m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 35.8 km for 55 m

After 38.9 km for 155 m

After 54.7 km for 167 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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18.8 km

Clyst Honiton Entrance on The Trafalgar Way

Highlight • Trail

It says no entry, but that's for cars.

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28.9 km

Exe

Lake

29.9 km

Riverside Valley Park Cycleway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Brilliant straight stretch of segregated cycleway with adjacent footway through the Riverside Valley Park nature reserve, managed by Devon Wildlife Trust. A fantastic entry/exit from Exeter City Centre without the …

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30.6 km

Exeter Ship Canal shared path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The tarmac option following Exeter Ship Canal from the Swing Bridge near Countess Wear, there's also a parallel gravel road through Riverside Valley Park that's accessible by bike if you …

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32.7 km

Exeter Canal Swing Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Cycle path from here is the gateway to many destinations, Topsham, Exmouth, Exminster, Turf Hotel, Powderham, Starcross & Dawlish to name a few.

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33.0 km

Cows Grazing on the Exe Water Meadows

Highlight • Natural

35.8 km

Green Team Celebration Orchard

Nature Reserve

54.8 km

Delderfield Community Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

55.7 km

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

Highlight • Beach

Jacob's Ladder is the beach at the western end of Sidmouth and gets its name from the steep wooden staircase that lead down to the sand.

At the top of the staircase is Connaught Gardens, a public park since 1924.

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56.0 km

Sidmouth Esplanade

Highlight • Beach

Cliffs flank either side of Sidmouth Esplanade which has been the scene of promenading since the 18th century. Until then, Sidmouth was a quiet fishing village but the fashionable appetite …

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56.5 km

Sidmouth Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice views of Salcombe Hill Cliff and Sidmouth Beach, over the River Sid, from the east end of the Esplanade.

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57.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.7 km

8.45 km

2.12 km

539 m

414 m

164 m

Surfaces

42.7 km

13.9 km

414 m

264 m

183 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

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Riverside Valley Park Cycleway – Exeter Ship Canal shared path loop from Sidmouth

Clyst Honiton Entrance on The Trafalgar Way

Riverside Valley Park Cycleway

Exeter Ship Canal shared path

Exeter Canal Swing Bridge

Cows Grazing on the Exe Water Meadows

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

Sidmouth Esplanade

Sidmouth Beach

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